Is there any way to add members via command line or URL call? I would like those who register for our website to be able to use our forums with the same login information, without them needing to register.

I tried calling yabb.pl on a URL like . etc. but that ran afoul of The Guardian.

So, is there any way to add members by editing a text file, calling a URL, etc?

Hmm, the linked page is HTML code that adds a login form. I can try it but I don't think that does what I want to do.

Let me state my question another way. I have 100 existing users on my web site with usernames and passwords. I want to make all those users members on my YaBB board, without them or I having to do it manually (it will be an ongoing problem, new users every day.)

I am a programmer, so if there is some automated way to add a user, I can write a program to repeat the process X times, once for each user.

After adding 1 or more member *.vars files you simply click 'Rebuild members List' in the Maintenance Controls section of the Admin Center.

PLEASE NOTE...

* The added member can customise these options via the User CP once logged in.

* ID should not contain spaces and should be alphanumeric --- underscores (_) and hyphens (-) are OK!

* 'realname' can be the same as ID: for simplicity.

* 'regdate' should be supplied by your script for the current date and time.

* 'regtime' is a unix timestamp which you should supply via your script.

* 'timeformat' and 'timeoffset' are for Australian Eastern Standard Time in this example --- have a look at your own membership *.vars file in the Member directory for appropriate settings for your forum.

I hope this helps and please don't hesitate to contact me for further information or assistance.